Too High & Too Steep: Reshaping Seattle's Topography - Couverture rigide

Williams, David B.

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ISBN 10 : 0295995041 ISBN 13 : 9780295995045

Editeur : University of Washington Press, 2015

Synopsis

Residents and visitors in today’s Seattle would barely recognize the landscape that its founding settlers first encountered. As the city grew, its leaders and inhabitants dramatically altered its topography to accommodate their changing visions. In Too High and Too Steep, David B. Williams uses his deep knowledge of Seattle, scientific background, and extensive research and interviews to illuminate the physical challenges and sometimes startling hubris of these large-scale transformations, from the filling in of the Duwamish tideflats to the massive regrading project that pared down Denny Hill. In the course of telling this fascinating story, Williams helps readers find visible traces of the city’s former landscape and better understand Seattle as a place that has been radically reshaped. Too High and Too Steep was made possible in part by a grant from 4Culture's Heritage Program.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

David B. Williams writes about science and history. His many books include Homewaters: A Human and Natural History of Puget Sound, Too High and Too Steep: Reshaping Seattle's Topography, Seattle Walks: Discovering History and Nature in the City, and Stories in Stone: Travels through Urban Geology. He lives in Seattle.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: University of Washington Press
• Date d'édition: 2015
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0295995041
• ISBN 13: 9780295995045
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 264
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible